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KansDem

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20. Conservative policies don't make jobs either.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 01:48 PM

Jul 2012

30 years of "trickle down;" 10 years of Bush tax cuts for the rich. Both were supposed to lead to "reinvesting" in the US.

Unemployment is up and the economy is in the shitter.

The wealthy did not live up to their part of the bargain...

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Willlard is speaking - he says liberal policies don't make jobs [View all] malaise Jul 2012 OP

I can't even stand to look at him anymore. ArnoldLayne Jul 2012 #1

He's getting some booing here malaise Jul 2012 #4

So glad others happened to have their day ruined too. nc4bo Jul 2012 #2

Talking about crony capitalism malaise Jul 2012 #8

He tries so hard to act like he cares about employment siligut Jul 2012 #3

Oh this is good. He can't stand gov't handouts and crony capitalism Bwhahaha! nc4bo Jul 2012 #5

Wish we could see the crowd. nt siligut Jul 2012 #6

Old. White. Lots of older white men. nt nc4bo Jul 2012 #7

Who was booing him? malaise Jul 2012 #9

Me too. Definitely not the farts sitting behind him....they're crabbystony faced just like Mitt LOL nc4bo Jul 2012 #12

I'm watching MSNBC siligut Jul 2012 #17

I really don't think it was as big as the media is pretending it is. nc4bo Jul 2012 #19

Whereas his kind of conservatism makes plenty of jobs. Lizzie Poppet Jul 2012 #10

I think he's focusing on the economy GreatCaesarsGhost Jul 2012 #11

MSNBC cut him off right after he repeated the lie... RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #13

He is lying he said Obama said no to Fracking. ArnoldLayne Jul 2012 #14

Just goes to show, even when Obama caves on an issue, they still bash him! reformist2 Jul 2012 #21

I'm still waiting for the jobs from the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts. krispos42 Jul 2012 #15

Offshoring jobs do Life Long Dem Jul 2012 #16

Maybe if we tried more liberal policies, we would get to find out. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2012 #18

Conservative policies don't make jobs either. KansDem Jul 2012 #20